For Her
برای خواهرانم
Watching the Women Life Freedom revolution unfold in her home country of Iran from abroad, Mahnaz wishes to make a difference when she begins to befriend Roshan, who reminds her of home.
برای خواهرانم
Watching the Women Life Freedom revolution unfold in her home country of Iran from abroad, Mahnaz wishes to make a difference when she begins to befriend Roshan, who reminds her of home.
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing encounters abound, but they soon discover that the local hospitality is rivaled by the desire to protect old traditions.
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.
Rated 7.7 on TMDB
Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.
